Lubricator



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LUBRIUATR.

N0. 295,198. l Patented Mar. 18, 1884.

will* Unteren., STATES Barum* @erica JOSEPH lV. REED, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

LUBRIC'ATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,198, dated March 18, 1884,.

Application filed December 11, 1883.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, .losnrrr W. Bunn, a citi zen of the United States, residing at KalaA mazoo, county of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useiul Lubrieator, of which the following isa specification.

My invention has for its object certain improvements in a lubricator patented to me January 15, 1878, No. 199,224. A further ob ject consists in an improved gage to the oil.- reservoir.

ln the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specicati'on, Figure 1 is a vertical section oi' inyimproved lubricator, certain parts being left whole; Fig. 2, a horizontal section on line 2 2 in Fig. l; Fig. 3, a horizontal section on line 1- 1 .in Fig. 1; and Fig. a is a detached partof Fig. 1 in perspective.

The stop-cock D in this present construction is provided with a stop, 7i t, well understood, adapted for closing the passage c c of said stop-cock D. 4Atubesupport, R B, with base L, is detachably coupled with the upper threaded portion of the stop-cock D. The upper end, D', of the stop-cock above the threaded portion is made smaller, so as to leave a passage, r, Figs. 1 and 2, surrounding it. Passages fj' connect the passage r with the stopeoclr passage cc. The support B tothe oil-tube c a has a central chamber, .fr s. Into the upper end of said chamber the lower end of the adjustable oil-tube a a is extended. The oiltube a is held at the desired height by jamnuts c" c', and has slots -r' in the top, as in my formerinvention abovereferred to. The lower to loosely receive in its upper end the lower the reservoir B, in addition to the large wrench- (No model.)

seat c has a small. wrenchseat, C, which may be used with the application of a small wrench in cases of emergency-such as the loss of the large wrench, and the like.

The reservoir B has a partition, A, to assist in supporting the oil, the larger bull; of which is above it, to keep the oil warm in cold weather and to strengthen the reservoir as well. This partition has ra central opening,`larger than the tube-support B1, located through it. By removing the screw-cap the oil is placed in the reservoir B, which oil settles to the bottom. By opening the stop t the steam rises up the passages c, f, and r, and into the chamber a, entirely surrounding the oil-tubes and the end D of the stop-cock D. rlhe steam enters holes 'i of the adjustable Oiltube. The

-amount of steam entering said tube a is e'ontrolled by the number of holes 'ai exposed in chamber ir. The steam goes up the tube a and into the reservoir, where it condenses an d settles to the bottom, displacing oil in proportion to its volume after becoming condensed. The oil which is displaced by the condensed steam enters slot 1" of the tube a and runs down to the lower closed end of the tube l?, iilling up said tube until the oil runs out of the hole y in saidtube into the passage r fr, and thence through passage c c into the steam-chest (not here shown) with which the stop-cock is connected. .Vhen the oil has been all displaced by a like volume of condensed steam, the latter may be drawn oit by opening the stop c, and allowing it to run out through the passage t' fc.

The glass gage n is connected with one side of the oil-reservoir B by means of lugs b Zi screwed into the wall, Figs. 1 and 2. The upper lug extends inward and downward, as at 7, to prevent an undue pressure of steam in the glass gage u should the upper surface oi' the oil come below said lug at any time. The gage a is shielded from the weather and any dangerof being broken by a casing, T, surrounding the same. This case has a vertically sliding door, l?, located inovablyv in grooves in the side walls, l, of the ease T. By raising the door the 'gage a can be ve,.,\'amined. The rear wall of the case is formed to fit the contour of the reservoir B, which in this case is round, Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a stop-cock and an oil-tube support having the integral base detachably connected with said stop-cock, of

support having the integral base, said base.

provided with the integral side extension for the location and reception of the Water-passage and cook, substantially as specied and shown.

4. rIhe combination, with a stop-cock and an oil-reservoir, of an oil-tube support having the central chamber and an oil-tubelocated therein, substantially as specified.

5. A lubricator consisting of anl oil-reservoir, a stop-cock provided with the upper small end, passages leading from the periphery of said small end into the `central passage oi the stop-cock, an oil-tube support having the central chamber, and oil and water passages shown ,a stationary oil-tube having the perforations through the Wall of its lower end, and the adjustable oil-tube having the'perforations to receive the steam, all substantially as set forth. l

6. The combination, with an oil-reservoir, of a gage having its Lipper passage which leads from the reservoir into the gage extended inward and downward for the -object stated, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with the oilreservoir and the gage-casing having the sliding door, of the gage provided with the screw-lugs securing the gage andthe casing to the reservoir by passing through the wall of said casing, substantially as set forth.

In testimony of the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of 5o two Witnesses. r

JOSEPH WV. REED.

NVitnesses:

JOHN W. ROWLEY, M. B. WEsT. 

